Voters Want Less Spending, Not Higher Taxes, to Fuel Job Growth & Cut the Deficit

Congressman Boehner argued in a major speech yesterday that, “We will not solve our fiscal challenges until we cut spending and have real economic growth – and we won’t have real economic growth if we keep raising taxes on small businesses.” Turns out a majority of voters in Ohio and elsewhere agree.

>> VOTERS WANT LESS SPENDING, NOT HIGHER TAXES: Reuters reports that “Americans want the deficit tackled through lower spending rather than through higher taxes.” In fact, “[n]early half of respondents, 49 percent” – a plurality – “said current tax rates should be maintained for all Americans.

>> A MAJORITY OF OHIOANS OPPOSE TAX HIKES: Michael Barone wrote in Real Clear Politics that “two-thirds of Ohio voters are dead set against tax increases.” The Dayton Daily News reported a similar finding this week, noting that “[s]ixty-two percent of Ohio likely voters” oppose raising taxes to fuel more government spending. Fifty-two percent of Ohioans oppose raising taxes on anybody.

In his speech, Boehner advocated for an “aggressive spending reduction program,” calling for a freeze on “federal spending at 2008 levels” and highlighting the fact that Republicans have “already identified $1.3 trillion in specific spending cuts that could be implemented immediately.” These steps are endorsed by a group of 100 distinguished economists who agree that spending cuts are needed to get our economy moving again.

Boehner was also clear as day on his opposition to tax hikes. He said, “Raising taxes on families and small businesses during a recession is a recipe for disaster — both for our economy and for the deficit. Period. End of story.’”

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READ MORE:

• Boehner: We Need a Fresh Start Focused on Unshackling Small Businesses (8/24/10)
• Sixty-Two Percent of Ohioans Oppose President Obama’s Tax Hikes (8/23/10)
• Boehner to Obama: How Will Raising Taxes Create Jobs in Ohio? (8/18/10)
• Boehner Demands Full Account from Obama on Jobs-Killing Federal Rules (8/17/10)
• Boehner in Darke County, Says We Need to Cut Spending to Create New Jobs (8/10/10)

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